Yes - and I have had 12,000 of them die twice
Watering Fruit Trees
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Teeder
5 year old buck +
Same here.
In the southern US
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I plant white pine and white spruce. White pine has done better in my heavy clay soil. Probably have a 70% survival rate with the spruces and 100% with the pines. Rototilling a spot and amending a bit does way better than using a dibbler.
IF not watering, invest in some mulch. I buy bunch of bags when they're on sale or clearance. Woodchips are good if you can get them too.
IF not watering, invest in some mulch. I buy bunch of bags when they're on sale or clearance. Woodchips are good if you can get them too.
Have you ever had 12,000 planted at a time?
TreeDaddy
5 year old buck +
That surprises meYes - and I have had 12,000 of them die twice
They "volunteer "like crazy on the upland portion of my place
I tried Virginia pines for screens and the deer treated the baby trees like Andes dinner mints
bill
Yeah, there are 100,000’s of thousands of acres of loblolly in south AR. Just turned out to be a hot, dry year and the second time it was a 100 yr flood
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
I only water trees planted this year, which is 7 trees. I’m giving each one about 3 gallons of water every 7 to 10 days unless we get good rain.
Bowsnbucks
5 year old buck +
That's all we did at camp too. First year only to get them established. Then they're on their own.
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5 year old buck +
Nope. Might of done a few hundred with the local soil and water conservation volunteer day. All by the creek. Watering solved..........
Some folks got a spot by the road that need seclusion. You do those a touch nicer than a 12,000 day........
About 7 years ago the neighbors put up a yurt village. Air BnB out fancy camps sites. Its quieter than I expected, the brother who own the other 1/2 of an 80 acre parcel put aout a 30 yard line of seclusion between his driveway and my yard here. So, 100 white spruces not needed too badly. Letting them go to maturity though.
Got 1 or 2 foodpltos near the road, transplanted some black spruce there. native spruce in the ADK's. Might buy some pines this spring for there.
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Been looking into watering better. 60% of our roots are 0-6ft deep. I doubt that we could create root rot by watering them ourselves. Mother nature might not be so nice.
Best time to water is early morning or evening. LEt the water go down before it evaporates. I know from experience, if you can get your water warmer like 70-80 degrees, its better than cold water. But, cold water is better than none.
Best time to water is early morning or evening. LEt the water go down before it evaporates. I know from experience, if you can get your water warmer like 70-80 degrees, its better than cold water. But, cold water is better than none.
My water is probably at least 75 degrees. Unfortunately, I cant just water in the mornings or evening. It takes me probably seven hours to water. I usually do it while I am doing some type of work around the house and ride the 1/4 mile to the orchard every 30 min. I have had one apple tree and one peach tree look to be dead - but I have also had them come back out next year. A neighbor lost a couple 3” diameter apple trees he had been watering with a five gallon bucket on each side with a small hole in each bucket - He has already removed the trees. I have a couple other trees looking iffy - but cooling down with some rain in the forecast may save them
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I keep 5 gallon jugs filled by my young 1st year trees. I either dilute the water before using or just use the water hose when the jugs are hot 95+ by feel. I read roots that get over 80 degrees start to die. Every apple tree at home can be reached with 300ft of hose or so.
IF its been 2 weeks without water I do water thm some in october or early november. Often transplanted trees and bushes dry out in the fall / winter.
40+ trees spread over 2 acre area, probably dont need extra water when mature. Hoping the critters do their job and I wont have to pick up apples. Cleaning an orchard keeps diseases down, especially scab.
IF its been 2 weeks without water I do water thm some in october or early november. Often transplanted trees and bushes dry out in the fall / winter.
40+ trees spread over 2 acre area, probably dont need extra water when mature. Hoping the critters do their job and I wont have to pick up apples. Cleaning an orchard keeps diseases down, especially scab.
